Household utensil



Patented May l, 17923.

*UNIT-ED STATESV ARTHUR ZIMMERMAn-or .Baooiznv'njnnw vom;

' HOUSEHOLD UTENsIL.

v Application inea February s, 1922. seriai' No. 535,111.

To all lwhom t may concern:

Be it known that I', ARTHUR ZIMMERMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Household Utensils; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable ,othersV skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same.

This invention relates more particularly to cleaners for combs, brushes and other articles where it is desired to clean between projections, teeth or bristles, but'may vbe used for cleaning or polishing any article as found desirable. v

The objects of the invention are to provide a device of this character which may be washed at will; to remove thev metallic portions while thefabric is' being washed', to enable the user to readily remove .or reapply the 'metallic portions without use of i tools or requiring any mechanical skill; to provide a device readily assembled; to avoid the necessity of stitching. the fabric; to em.-

ploy means for receiving metallic portions which will also hold the hem in the fabric;

face view of the-cleaner asvieW of a Figure 3 is a plan view ofl a portion ot" the cleaner showing the same partially assembled.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawing, the reference numeral 1 indicates in general the fabric formed with webbing 2 at each end thereof and an intermediate portion there between consisting of longitudinal strands.

only. Handles 3 are detachably secured to the outer ends of the webbings 2 by means of which the fabric may be drawn taut.

The webbing 2, at its outer end, is preferably doubled to formk a hem .4, and the hem is preferably held by means of a plurality vwire, handle havingfhooks formed on of feuyeletslj.` rIhiese eyelets are valsopositioned in suchrelation as to receivethe ends. of the handle 3 as will be next described;

TheV handle 3 is preferably metallic and l n comprises a spring lformedfrom an arcuate` piece ofwire herein shown as substantially v semi-circular-with its ends bent: up out of the plane of the are to formhooks 6, These hooks are for engagement in eyelets 5 of the webbing;v In orderv to prevent thehandle from falling od and also to keep the v`veb-.y bing transversely straight, thenormal'distance between saidv hooksl 6 is-,preferablyl greater'than the distance lbetween theeye. A Y. f 17,0f.,

lets as clearly shown in Figure; .To as'-l semble the parts, thehandle'i'ssprung ,to-f

gether until the hooks register ,withtheieye-I i lets and inserted therein. The tendency ofl the handle to spring back toits normal span will then act to hold the handle Vin place.

Obviously lit will also act to hold the "web-f bing transversely tight. and straight.

moved without 'tools or mechanical skill. Furthermore, it 'isf to be notedrthat'- the handle may be easily unhitched at 'one hook to pass the, saine around a pipe or the like if desired to Vsupport'the device by such means. l While'I have shownv and vdescribed ,onel embodiment of the invention, itis to be u`n.

Vhen it is desired tolwash the fabric,. the' 'metallic handle `may be' very readily `re'k l l vderstood that various modifications andy changes may be made in vthe manufacture and use thereof, and I dovnotrestrict my-k self to the exa-ct structure ydisclosed except as set forth in the followingclaims when construed inthe light of the prior art. y

Having thus i described4 '.invention, Il i claim.v Y v A L l. A device of' the character kdescribed comprising a vfabric portion for cleansing purposes, and a resilient handle removably attached'theretoadjacent the corners whereby the fabric portion is placed under transverse tension.

comprising a fabric portion for cleansing purposes and a resilient handle 'having attachment members and adapted tobeplae'ed lunder tension in attachmentifor4 stretching `the fabric and retaining the parts'together..

3. A device of the characterr described comprising a fabric'portion having?,` spaced f eyelets near its end, and an arcuate resilient@ l s -4 Y 100 2; A device of thevcharacter described" ends for engaging in said eyelets, said handle having a normal span greater than the distance between the eyelets.

4. A device of the character described comprising a fabric portion havingspaced eyelets near its end, and a resilient handle said engaging eyelets having* a normal span differing from the distance between the eyelets Whereby 'the resiliency of t-he handle will operate to retain the parts assembled.

5. A device of the character described comprising a fabric portion having' a hem lat its end, a handle, and eyelets for both securingl the hein and for engagement by the handle.

6. A device of the character described y RTHUR zii/mamma 

